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24 May 2017
Emergency spacewalk, radon threat in Ireland, why diets don't work and more
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Your mind as well as your senses deserves a place at mealtimes
24 May 2017
Molecular gastronomy was just for starters. Now cross-sensory dining is all set to warp your perceptions and show the value of neuroscience in cooking
Proof in the pudding: Myth-busting 15 common cooking tips
24 May 2017
From searing meat to cutting onions, many top cooking tips make no difference, while others dent the flavour or even increase the risk of food poisoning
Trump’s 2018 budget slashes funding from healthcare and science
23 May 2017
Medicaid is slated to lose billions of dollars in funding, as are many medical, humanitarian and scientific organisations
Bioelectric tweak makes flatworms grow a head instead of a tail
23 May 2017
Flatworms regenerate lost body parts, but change the current in their cells and they can regrow the wrong thing, hinting at electricity’s role in body plans
Unprecedented cholera outbreak tears through war-torn Yemen
23 May 2017
Cholera has killed 332 people and left more than 32,000 ill over the past four weeks, spreading faster than any previous known outbreak in the country
Our brains prefer invented visual information to the real thing
19 May 2017
When making sense of a visual blind spot, our brains fill in the gaps. We’re more likely to believe its version of what’s in front of us than a real image
Flushing fallopian tubes with poppy seed oil boosts fertility
18 May 2017
A 100-year-old treatment in which women have their fallopian tubes flushed with oil makes them more likely to get pregnant without IVF treatments
Human blood stem cells grown in the lab for the first time
17 May 2017
Two labs have found a way to create cells that can form new blood – paving the way for donor-free blood transfusions and bone marrow transplants
